1,124 ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,069
- 2016: 1,109
- 2021: 1,124
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cowell · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cowell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cowell is 53, making the town far older than the national average. This aged profile is the defining feature of the area's population, with a very high proportion of seniors living here compared to other similar places.
1,124
▲ +5.1%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cowell — higher than 73% of areas.
| Cowell | 1,124 |
|---|---|
| 5602, SA | 1,349 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Cowell has 1,124 people, which is larger than about 75% of similar areas. The population is far older than the rest of the state, with a typical age 12 years higher than the South Australian figure.
53 yrs ▲ +20.5%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 31.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This explains why children under 15 are well below the Australian average at 14.2%.
31.6% ▲ +66.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.2% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cowell splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.6% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. People in de facto relationships are a little more common here than in the rest of Australia at 13.8%.
2.6% ▲ +83.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cowell, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 27%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cowell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40319/cowell/topic/demographics-identity